Scalplock Ornament

42-15-6

From: Great Plains (Plain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 42-15-6
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience Great Plains (Plain)
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Rawhide | Quill | Hair | Tin | Feather
Description

For scalplock? Of quilled rawhide thongs and horse's tail. Design: four four-rayed white stars on red ground bordered by small green, orange and lavender blocks. Quill-wrapped thongs with tinklers and red feathers.

Length 60 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Susan B. Pennebaker, 1942

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